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It only gets sweeter. For the first time in program history, the Florida men’s basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16 for a third consecutive year. The Gators defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 78-64 Sunday night. Senior forward Erik Murphy spoke about what it means to be a part …

How significant is March Madness? Sixty percent of Americans said they plan on filling out an NCAA bracket, according to an online MSN survey. Comparatively, 57 percent of eligible Americans voted in the 2012 Presidential election. It’s probably safe to say the percentage of fans choosing Florida over Northwestern State …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUqFKBgUgIc&feature=youtu.be The Gators women’s basketball team faces Florida International University Thursday night in Miami for the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. Florida (18-14) received a bid for postseason play for the 20th time in school history. The matchup Thursday evening marks Florida’s sixth appearance in the NIT, fourth …

President Barack Obama continues the five-year tradition of filling out a bracket on ESPN. Obama filled out his bracket in an interview on Tuesday at ESPN’s studio in Bristol, Conn. His men’s basketball tournament picks were revealed in full on Wednesday morning. The President’s Final Four consists of No. 1 Louisville from the midwest …

With March Madness beginning tonight, WRUF has compiled a list of the top Gator men’s basketball moments in the NCAA Tournament. #10 Billy Donovan 2006 National Championship pregame speech: #9 Florida advances to back-to-back Elite Eights: With Florida’s defeat over Marquette in the Sweet 16, the Gators returned to the …

For the second straight game Florida and Tennessee went to extra innings in front of over 1000 fans at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.  After the Gators (26-3, 3-2 SEC) walked off with a win on Friday, it was the Volunteers (23-5, 3-2 SEC) who left with an 3-1 victory in eight innings on Saturday afternoon. Outfielder Melissa Brown …

Former University of Florida Gator wide receiver Percy Harvin was traded today. The Minnesota Vikings traded the speedster to the Seattle Seahawks for multiple draft picks, including at least a first-round pick. Harvin adds depth at wideout for quarterback Russell Wilson, and he’ll start opposite to wide receiver Sydney Rice. …

The Florida (11-2, 1-0 SEC) men’s basketball team travels to the bayou on Saturday for its first SEC road game of the year. After registering 16 assists during Florida’s last two wins, junior point guard Scottie Wilbekin looks to continue dishing out dimes against LSU (9-3, 0-1 SEC). Wilbekin says …

Winning was not a theme Sunday afternoon as all of the professional football teams in the state of Florida came up empty-handed against their respective opponents. The Tampa Bay Buccanears couldn’t scale Mile High when they lost to the Denver Broncos 31-23. Peyton Manning picked apart the Bucs defense, throwing …

The Florida Volleyball squad is traveling to Texas after their impressive performance this past weekend. The Gators beat the College of Charleston in straight sets on Saturday (25-20, 25-16, 25-14) to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA volleyball tounament. The Gators have grown steadily throughout the season. Head …